MANILA, Philippines — The country now has 49,951 active COVID-19 cases, as the Department of Health (DOH) reported 4,700 new infections on Wednesday.
This brings the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 1,159,071. Active cases represent 4.3 percent of this number. Ninety-five percent of the active cases are mild and asymptomatic.
Meanwhile, the DOH also reported an additional 6,986 recoveries, raising the number of patients who have recovered to 1,089,613, or 94 percent of the case count.
The DOH also recorded 136 new fatalities, bringing the number of patients who have died to 19,507, or 1.68 percent of the tally.
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